Last fall, MOTHER EARTH NEWS launched our Organic Pest Control Survey to learn more about the best organic pest control methods — and the not-so-great methods — when it comes to limiting insect damage ...

Hedgehogs are one of Britain’s most beloved creatures, but heartbreakingly, they’re at risk of disappearing altogether. Experts warn that these spiky little wanderers could be extinct in the UK within ...

— Recommendations are independently chosen by our editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. “The outdoor garden pests I encounter the most ...

As any green-fingered hero will tell you, keeping a garden is more than just planting pretty flowers and keeping the grass nice and neat. There are a lot of considerations that come into play such as ...

As spring begins to warm the UK, many people will welcome the longer days and lighter evenings. However, the arrival of the season also brings with it a slew of unwanted visitors—pesky pests that can ...

Learn how to stop insects eating plant leaves naturally by constructing a chicken moat for effective garden pest control. Construct a Chicken Moat for Effective Garden Pest Control A chicken moat is ...

It’s the beginning of 2025 and the cusp of another year of gardening. Gardening has seasons where plants grow best, flowers bloom, vegetables provide their fruit, and pests invade your garden. Many of ...

Manage spider mites and thrips in your garden with this beneficial predator insect, which is also known to occasionally ...

As a long-term advocate for organic growing, time and time again I come up across the same misconceptions about organic pest control and what it really involves. These myths can easily get in the way ...

This March 22, 2014 photo shows a ladybug on a residential property in Langley, Wash. Many gardeners use pesticides — organic or otherwise — only as a last resort. They opt instead for such predatory ...

Gardening is one of those hobbies that is mastered only after a lot of trial and error. I grew up and lived in Southern ...

Nobody wants rats in their property during the winter. Little you may know, placing a common spice in your garden could help ...